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EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — The operators of a British Columbia ostrich flock that's facing a cull order after an avian flu outbreak are calling for independent testing of the birds to prevent their "unnecessary destruction.

OTTAWA — The former national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling for an emergency meeting of chiefs to come up with demands for Canada's governments as they look to fast-track projects they see as in the "national interest.

MONTREAL — Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon has begun his testimony in his civil trial on allegations of sexual assault.

OTTAWA — Ottawa is committed to using Canadian steel and aluminum in national infrastructure and defence projects as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to impose more tariffs, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said Sunday.

OTTAWA — The Conservatives pushed the federal government on Monday to disclose how much revenue its counter-tariffs have generated so far — and accused the Liberals of putting their "elbows down" as U.S.

OTTAWA — The new Crown-Indigenous relations minister says there's a "critical" need to build up First Nations infrastructure — but that work won't qualify for the federal government's push to fast-track what it calls "nation-building" projects.

Protesters have been gathered for weeks at an ostrich farm in Edgewood, B.C., where an outbreak of avian flu killed 69 of the birds in December and January. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency wants the remaining 400 or so birds killed.

Lawyers for the defence and the Crown are set to make legal submissions next week, and the judge is expected to set a date to deliver her ruling in the case.

SASKATOON — Alberta and Saskatchewan signed agreements with Ontario on Sunday to remove trade barriers ahead of a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney to hash out a plan they hope will supercharge the economy.

ST. JOHN'S — Two Newfoundland bar owners are raising money to help bury a man whose name is on a newly released list of 26 people who died in the province and were left unclaimed — some for more than three years.